Nan

A quiet and tranquil town, Nan nestles in a verdant valley in northern Thailand.  The people of Nan descend from the Laotians. Their forebears moved here to settle around 700 years ago at the time when Sukhothai was becoming the kingdom of the Thais. Nan's history is deeply involved with its neighbours, in particular Sukhothai which played an important role in both political and religious terms before Nan became a part of Lanna, Burma and Thailand in that order. Today Nan is still the home of numerous Thai Lue and other hilltribes who retain highly interesting customs and traditions.